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The only copy of the DVD in Hong Kong was in a shopping centre in Whampoa, many miles away through the labyrinth of corridors and tunnels that make up Tsim Sha Tsui and then a mile's taxi ride further. We found the HMV and purchased it easily enough, then stuck around to watch a dance competition.
Showing posts with label dancing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label dancing. Show all posts
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Are you dancing? Are you asking?
After several attempts to persuade my wife to watch The Evil Dead, I relented and chose a different film from 1981 for us, Time Bandits, which she's never seen.
The only copy of the DVD in Hong Kong was in a shopping centre in Whampoa, many miles away through the labyrinth of corridors and tunnels that make up Tsim Sha Tsui and then a mile's taxi ride further. We found the HMV and purchased it easily enough, then stuck around to watch a dance competition.
The only copy of the DVD in Hong Kong was in a shopping centre in Whampoa, many miles away through the labyrinth of corridors and tunnels that make up Tsim Sha Tsui and then a mile's taxi ride further. We found the HMV and purchased it easily enough, then stuck around to watch a dance competition.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
A litany of hardship
Today I was a fairly broken man: after comedy last night, I made the mistake of drinking Hoegaarden and then going out in Lan Kwai Fong, where I ended up in a salsa bar where I danced like a goon.
I've figured out salsa dancing - you move your arms and legs in time to the music. I think when I'm a famous motivational guru, I might use that as a a special lesson to my best customers. My fiancee was less impressed by my discovery, especially when I was doing the robot to Gasolina.
I reaped the whirlwind that I'd sown this morning, when the world was just a little bit too difficult to deal with, but this didn't really improve as the day went on. Things reached their nadir when I went to buy a burger from Triple O's, only to find they'd sold out. Hungover, without a veggie burger - has anyone ever suffered as much as I have? I doubt it.
And what made it even worse, making that nadir just a submarine shelf that I would slip and fall even deeper from, when I went to Pumpernickel and bought a sandwich, some helpful joker stuffed it full of parma ham, much to my disgust and the delight of my fiancee. Nobody has ever had to endure such trials. I'm like a latter-day Job, yet much worse off. It's not like he was ever cursed by a slow internet connection, was he?
After this trial of a day, I went back to the club and opened up to a packed room - two great sets in two nights. I need to get slightly sharper on how long some of my bits take - I slightly panicked and fluffed my Wan Chai piece because I didn't think I could do it in time after the light shone to give me one minute. More rehearsal needed, I suppose, but it's a better problem to have than I've had in the past.
I've figured out salsa dancing - you move your arms and legs in time to the music. I think when I'm a famous motivational guru, I might use that as a a special lesson to my best customers. My fiancee was less impressed by my discovery, especially when I was doing the robot to Gasolina.
I reaped the whirlwind that I'd sown this morning, when the world was just a little bit too difficult to deal with, but this didn't really improve as the day went on. Things reached their nadir when I went to buy a burger from Triple O's, only to find they'd sold out. Hungover, without a veggie burger - has anyone ever suffered as much as I have? I doubt it.
And what made it even worse, making that nadir just a submarine shelf that I would slip and fall even deeper from, when I went to Pumpernickel and bought a sandwich, some helpful joker stuffed it full of parma ham, much to my disgust and the delight of my fiancee. Nobody has ever had to endure such trials. I'm like a latter-day Job, yet much worse off. It's not like he was ever cursed by a slow internet connection, was he?
After this trial of a day, I went back to the club and opened up to a packed room - two great sets in two nights. I need to get slightly sharper on how long some of my bits take - I slightly panicked and fluffed my Wan Chai piece because I didn't think I could do it in time after the light shone to give me one minute. More rehearsal needed, I suppose, but it's a better problem to have than I've had in the past.
